Active shark species like the mako and great white shark tend to swim closer to the surface because of their need for speed.

It's been 50 years since "Jaws" ruined that summer, spawning a fleet of increasingly dreadful sequels and knockoffs, turning ...

Though there are many shark species in North Carolina, bites are rare, Cahoon said, noting that most shark bites occur in ...

Although sharks aren’t the mindless man-eaters they are sometimes made out to be, experts know that staying safe involves ...

Tail-whipping thresher sharks are giving fishermen some thrills on the ocean and plenty of steaks on the grill.

Sharks themselves, apex predators honed over hundreds of millions of years, are now among the most imperiled inhabitants of ...

In the decades before “Jaws,” white sharks weren’t considered to be among the ocean’s most fearsome predators.

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

Leah Lendel detailed the moment a shark bit her hand while she was snorkeling in Florida, and her parents spoke about how doctors at the Tampa General Hospital saved their daughter's hand.

A rare shark has been reeled in from the shallow waters off a British beach, leaving an experienced fisherman astounded. Alex McGlynn, a seasoned angler of 20 years, confessed he had never ...

A person in South Carolina had to be flown to a hospital after being bitten by a shark, according to officials.